Personal Assistant
Ref: PS200
Location: Saint Leonards-on-sea
Details
This role is to support a Child
Drivers licence required: Preferred
Employment status:
Employed
Hours per week:
Weekdays = 15:30pm - 19:00pm Weekends = 12:00pm - 19:00pm
Hourly pay rate:
£14.40 per hour
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Hi we are looking for people to join the team to care for my disabled son who is 17.
He has cerebral palsy, wheelchair bound, registered blind and has a stoma.
He is a very happy boy that loves to spend time in the home and out and about in the community.
We are looking for people to support him to engage in activities and provide health support to him.
We live in St Leonards On Sea and the hours we require are late afternoon/early evening and weekends.
Duties include:
- Medication prompting/administering
- Personal grooming
- Moving and handling
- Clinical tasks
- Other relevant duties as required
- Administration
- Housekeeping
- Cooking
- Transportation
- Companionship
- Dressing / undressing
- Bathroom assistance
Candidate qualities:
- Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
- Reliable with good timekeeping
- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
- Hygienic, tidy and well organised
- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
- Honest and cheerful
- Creative
- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
- Must be comfortable with pets
- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
- Kind
- Patient
- Caring
- Confidential
- Adapatable
Notes:
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.
If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.
Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.